Franks's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,000) going to Steinfeldt Consulting in Arlington Hts. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Franks's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting
$12,000
31.2%
Data
$6,376
16.6%
Fundraising
$3,717
9.7%
Mileage expenses
$3,483
9.1%
Headquarters rent
$3,000
7.8%
Fund raising expenses
$1,891
4.9%
Internet access
$1,025
2.7%
Staff salaries
$818
2.1%
Utilities
$787
2.1%
Snow removal
$705
1.8%
Office expense
$494
1.3%
Insurance-business
$475
1.2%
Email broadcasting services
$412
1.1%
Advertising
$401
1%
Auto insurance
$359
0.9%
Cell phones
$300
0.8%
Office supplies
$297
0.8%
Meals
$294
0.8%
Community relations
$275
0.7%
Expo
$255
0.7%
Website expenses
$240
0.6%
Equipment - maintenance
$236
0.6%
Independent contractor expenses
$222
0.6%
Volunteer meals
$177
0.5%
Taxes - federal
$172
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Steinfeldt Consulting
2018-03-14
$6,000
Fundraising consulting
Steinfeldt Consulting
2018-03-01
$6,000
Fundraising consulting
Aporia Analytics
2018-03-14
$4,876
Data
KJD Strategies
2018-01-01
$3,717
Fundraising
Steinfeldt Consulting
2018-03-10
$1,891
Fund raising expenses
777 Llc
2018-01-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
777 Llc
2018-02-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
777 Llc
2018-03-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
Voter Actvation Network
2018-03-04
$600
Data
OstranderLandscaping,Inc
2018-03-19
$510
Snow removal
Bridget M. Geenen
2018-03-26
$500
Mileage expenses
Bridget M. Geenen
2018-02-26
$500
Mileage expenses
Bridget M. Geenen
2018-01-29
$500
Mileage expenses
Intuit
2018-02-15
$494
Office expense
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins
2018-03-03
$475
Insurance-business
Data-Clear
2018-01-01
$412
Email broadcasting services
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins
2018-03-03
$359
Auto insurance
Linda L Dikun
2018-01-16
$305
Mileage expenses
Linda L Dikun
2018-02-16
$305
Mileage expenses
Linda L Dikun
2018-03-16
$305
Mileage expenses
Voter Actvation Network
2018-02-14
$300
Data
Voter Actvation Network
2018-02-21
$300
Data
Voter Actvation Network
2018-02-23
$300
Data
Trattoria Gianni
2018-01-06
$294
Meals
Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce
2018-01-30
$275
Community relations
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